State attorney vows investigation after allegations of voter fraud among seniors

State attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle is promising to investigation allegations of voter fraud, announcing the activation of a voter protection hotline and task force.

Miami-Dade Elections Department 2021-22 records show more than 5,000 registered Democrats switched their party affiliation to Republican, but victims of third-party registrations are coming forward to report that their voter registration was altered without their permission.

All of the victims were older than 65 years old and live in Miami-Dade County. Decades-long Democrats were shocked to find out that their new voter ID cards showed their parties switched from Democrat to Republican.

Itā€™s led to calls for an investigation by Democratic candidate for Governor Nikki Fried, and Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.

Rundleā€™s office said on Saturday an investigation was underway.

ā€œWe are aware of recent reports relating to voter registration fraud and weā€™ve been investigating these claims for several weeks now, as we take these allegations very seriously,ā€ the office said in a statement. ā€œOur right to vote and the voting process should always be free from interference and misconduct by others.ā€

These developments have come in reaction to the exclusive reporting of Local 10 News reporter Glenna Milberg.


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Joseph Ojo joined Local 10 in April 2021. Born and raised in New York City, he previously worked in Buffalo, North Dakota, Fort Myers and Baltimore.